“B2X is an important strategic partner for us who helps us expand our service network catering for the continuous massive growth in the Indian market,” said Liu Tao, Overseas Service Senior Manager, Xiaomi, in a statement.

The solution is integrated with the B2X SMARTCARE technology platform that provides end-to-end service process from the moment customers enter the store to the moment a repaired device is being returned.

“We are confident that we will add a lot of value to Xiaomi’s go-to-market approach in India and the success of the Xiaomi brand,” added Rainer Koppitz, Chief Executive Officer of B2X.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has been one of the most popular smartphones for Xiaomi and now the buzz for its successor’s launch India is growing. We now have a confirmed date as the company has started sending out launch invites for would could be the announcement for the Redmi Note 4. 19 January is being touted as the launch date.

A bunch of rumours point out that Xiaomi could launch a whole new variant of the handset called the Redmi Note 4x sporting a Snapdragon 635 processor in place of the MediaTek chipset.